24th Oct ’25 | Gita Class | The Yoga Ladder: From Work to Inner Cessation in Krishna Consciousness

🌿 Bhagavad-gita 06.20–23 – The Bliss of Samadhi: Unshaken Joy in Krishna Consciousness 🌿

📖 Speaker: HG Dr. Lakshman Das
📍 Venue: ISKCON Indore (Nipania)
🕕 Time: 06:00 – 07:00 PM IST
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Verses (Sanskrit):
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया ।
यत्र चैवात्मनात्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति ॥ २० ॥
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद् बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम् ।
वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः ॥ २१ ॥
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः ।
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ॥ २२ ॥
तं विद्याद्दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम् ॥ २३ ॥

Translation:
In the stage of perfection called trance or samadhi, the mind becomes fully restrained from material activities through yoga practice. In this state, one sees the Self by the purified mind and rejoices in the Self. Situated in boundless transcendental happiness, realised through spiritual senses, one never departs from truth. Having attained this, one considers no gain greater than this and remains unshaken even amidst the greatest difficulties. This indeed is true freedom from misery born of material contact.

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✨ Key Reflections from the Purport:

• Samadhi – The State of True Peace: The mind, fully controlled by yoga, experiences the inner joy of the soul — not dependent on external circumstances.

• Spiritual Vision: The yogi perceives the Self and the Supersoul clearly, free from illusion and false identification.

• Boundless Joy: This transcendental happiness is beyond the senses — it is the natural bliss of the soul in its relation with Krishna.

• Freedom from Duality: Once established in this consciousness, no material loss, pain, or misfortune can disturb the yogi’s inner stability.

• True Liberation: Liberation is not void or inactivity, but the awakening of one’s eternal nature — joyful service in Krishna consciousness.

• Bhakti as the Highest Yoga: Srila Prabhupada explains that Krishna consciousness is the most practical and effective yoga in this age. While other yoga systems demand extreme renunciation, bhakti-yoga harmonises spiritual life with daily duty.

• Ceto-darpana-marjanam: The clearing of the mirror of the heart — as Lord Chaitanya described — is the true samadhi where the soul’s real life begins.

• Unshaken Devotion: The devotee remains peaceful amidst all adversities, finding eternal satisfaction in Krishna’s service, not in sense gratification.

🌸 Takeaway:
True yoga is not escape from the world but transcendence within it — being fully engaged in Krishna’s service and unaffected by worldly ups and downs.

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